Definition
An archaic variant of 'bygone,' referring to something past or gone by; a person or thing from the past.
Etymology
An older or dialectal form of 'bygone,' using 'by' (past) and 'go,' an archaic word for something that has passed or gone away.
Kelly Says
Archaic spellings like 'bygo' instead of 'bygone' show how much more fluid English was before dictionaries imposed rules—speakers felt free to compress and reshape words based on sound and meaning alone.
Translations
CSČeština
minulost
mee-noo-lost
DEDeutsch
vergangen
ver-gan-gen
ELΕλληνικά
πρώην
pro-ee-n
ESEspañol
pasado
pa-sah-doh
FAفارسی
گذشته
go-zash-teh
HIहिन्दी
भूतकाल
bhoot-kaal
IDBahasa Indonesia
lalu
la-loo
ITItaliano
passato
pa-sah-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
lalu
la-loo
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyaw-kya
NLNederlands
verleden
ver-leh-den
PLPolski
przeszłość
przes-hlosch
PTPortuguês
passado
pa-sah-doh
RORomână
trecut
tre-khoot
RUРусский
прошлый
pro-shlyy
SVSvenska
förflugen
for-flu-gen
SWKiswahili
zamani
za-ma-nee
TAதமிழ்
முந்தைய
mund-thai
TLTL
nakaraan
na-ka-ra-an
UKУкраїнська
минуле
mee-noo-leh
VITiếng Việt
quá khứ
kwah-khu